Judge James Boasberg forgot the ~70% of his self that is waterand didn’t make the decision to protect the sacred Missouri River waters(Mni Šoše).It seems that President Obama has remembered the ~70% of his self that is water and is encouraging the protection of the sacred Missouri River waters(Mni Šoše).May the dogs remember the joy of lapping water from a bowl.May the North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple remember the ~70% of his self that is waterand make the decision to protect the sacred Missouri River waters(Mni Šoše).May the Morton County, ND, Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeierremember the ~70% of his self that is waterand make the decision to protect the sacred Missouri River waters(Mni Šoše).May the Chairman & CEO of Energy Transfer Partners, Kelcy Lee Warrenremember the ~70% of his self that is waterand make the decision to protect the sacred Missouri River waters(Mni Šoše).Since these men may not hear the words,the ~70% of water in my bodyappeals to the ~70% of water in their bodiesand in every body,I know it sounds crazybut I’m really talking to myself,wait, the water is talking with itself.Yet not just itselfbecause water has oxygen in itand oxygen is part of airand air is part of Spirit.May the Spirit in the ~70% of Water talk us off the ledge.May the Spirit in the ~70% of Water in all of usremember the feelingof washing, cleaning, drinking,the feeling of Water on a 100-degree day,what it feels like when the throat is parchedfrom talking to itself and trying to convince itselffor so long.May the ~70% of Water that is part of Mother Earthremind us who we all are.

Mankh (Walter E. Harris III) is an essayist and resident poet on Axis of Logic. In addition to his work as a writer, he is a small press publisher and Turtle Islander. His new book of genre-bending poetic-nonfiction is “Musings With The Golden Sparrow.” You can contact him via his literary website.

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